# Jaimini - Philosopher

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/jaimini
Lifetime: c. 3rd century BCE – 2nd century CE
Dynasty or school: Sages, poets and scholars
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaimini

Credited with the Mimamsa Sutras, the basis of Purva Mimamsa, which treats Vedic ritual action (dharma) as the core of the Veda. Nothing reliable is known of his life, and the text accrued over time.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Badarayana](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/badarayana)
- Next in list: [Patanjali](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/patanjali)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- -200 - [Mimamsa Sutras Systematise Vedic Ritual](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-200-mimamsa-sutras-systematise-vedic-ritual)
- -200 - [Ramayana Takes Shape](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-200-ramayana-takes-shape)
- -200 - [Bhagavad Gita Composed](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-200-bhagavad-gita-composed)
- -185 - [Pushyamitra Shunga Seizes the Throne](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-185-pushyamitra-shunga-seizes-the-throne)
- -180 - [Indo-Greek Kingdoms Form in the North-West](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-180-indo-greek-kingdoms-form-in-the-north-west)
- -150 - [Patanjali Writes the Mahabhashya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-150-patanjali-writes-the-mahabhashya)
- -150 - [Pushyamitra Performs the Ashvamedha](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-150-pushyamitra-performs-the-ashvamedha)
- -150 - [Menander I and the Questions of King Milinda](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-150-menander-i-and-the-questions-of-king-milinda)
- -113 - [Heliodorus Pillar at Besnagar](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-113-heliodorus-pillar-at-besnagar)
- -100 - [Sangam Literature Flourishes in Tamil Country](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-100-sangam-literature-flourishes-in-tamil-country)
- -100 - [Naneghat Inscription Records Satavahana Sacrifices](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/-100-naneghat-inscription-records-satavahana-sacrifices)
- 1 - [Hinduism Begins to Spread to Southeast Asia](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1-hinduism-begins-to-spread-to-southeast-asia)
- 30 - [Kushan Empire Is Founded](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/30-kushan-empire-is-founded)
- 100 - [Kaundinya and the Founding of Funan](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/100-kaundinya-and-the-founding-of-funan)
- 100 - [Pancharatra and Early Vaishnava Theology](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/100-pancharatra-and-early-vaishnava-theology)
- 100 - [Natya Shastra Codifies Performance](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/100-natya-shastra-codifies-performance)
- 100 - [Manusmriti Codifies Dharma](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/100-manusmriti-codifies-dharma)
- 100 - [Kushan Coins Show Shiva and Many Gods](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/100-kushan-coins-show-shiva-and-many-gods)
- 100 - [Mathura Art Gives Gods a Human Form](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/100-mathura-art-gives-gods-a-human-form)
- 106 - [Gautamiputra Satakarni Revives Satavahana Power](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/106-gautamiputra-satakarni-revives-satavahana-power)
- 127 - [Kanishka Reigns and Patronises Many Faiths](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/127-kanishka-reigns-and-patronises-many-faiths)
- 150 - [Rudradaman Junagadh Inscription in Sanskrit](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/150-rudradaman-junagadh-inscription-in-sanskrit)
- 150 - [Nagarjuna and the Philosophical Debate with Nyaya](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/150-nagarjuna-and-the-philosophical-debate-with-nyaya)
- 150 - [Lakulisa and the Pashupata Shaivas](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/150-lakulisa-and-the-pashupata-shaivas)
- 150 - [Nyaya Sutras Systematise Logic](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/150-nyaya-sutras-systematise-logic)
- 150 - [Oc Eo, Funan's Trading Port](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/150-oc-eo-funan-s-trading-port)
- 192 - [Champa Emerges at Linyi](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/192-champa-emerges-at-linyi)
- 200 - [Murugan Worship and the First Tamil Shrines](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/200-murugan-worship-and-the-first-tamil-shrines)